But as the cost of, and interest in, an all-sky exoplanet survey grew, they decided instead to seek NASA funding, at a higher level of $120 million.
This expectation would mean that a house valued at an already high level of $650,000 in 2005 would be worth more than $1.5 million in 2015.
Next year, the agency predicted, faster economic growth will actually increase tax revenues even as the deficit remains at a relatively high level of $374 billion.
There will be further declines in oil and gas output but global prices can be expected to keep on rising - even above the very high level of $128 per barrel reached earlier this week.
Substantial amounts of welfare money will be freed up for child care because the welfare rolls have fallen by more than half in the last eight years, while the federal grant for the basic welfare program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, will continue "at its current high level" of $16.5 billion a year, the White House said.
The new IMF "working paper" come as the value of crude on world markets remains at the historically high level of $113 a barrel and just after the International Energy Agency reported that consumption would accelerate for the rest of this year in line with a wider economic recovery.
Saudi Arabia's crude oil production in April was unchanged at the relatively high level of 10 million barrels a day, but the IEA report said the kingdom has been offering price discounts for its Arab Light crude, which is widely sold to Asia.
Total trade deficit has decreased from the high level of US$185 million in 2003 to US$84 million in 2005, reflecting strong export growth of minerals.
In the talks Mr. Clinton held out the possibility that he would support more debt relief for East African countries and promised to restore direct American aid to Africa to its historically high level of about $813 million a year, said Samuel R. Berger, the national security adviser.
But wealthy clients with more than $10 million expressed a higher level of interest than mass-affluent investors.
A test with a low level of cost ($20) was also preferred over the one with a high level of cost ($50).
